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Young
Achievers
2009
Gateway Young Achiever students announced
Seven
metro-area elementary and middle school kids
have been named 2009 Gateway Young Achievers.
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Kids
turkey hunt
Four
area kids have extra special turkey hunt
The four St. Louis-area kids already liked
to hunt. So what would make the invitation to
hunt near Jefferson City so special? |
Book
Reviews
This month's
book reviews
Books reviewed for the May issue include ones
where (1) a boy learns how to cope with the
frontier like a mountain man, (2) a classroom
hamster has too much imagination for his own
good, (3) a middle school math class becomes
absorbed in a contest, and (4) a sixth grade
class is on its own for a day without a teacher |
Chess
champion
Kid gets
his chess lessons from Europe
Thirteen-year-old Isaiah Gadson has to take
his twice-a-week chess lessons by computer over
the Internet. That's because his teacher lives
in Europe. |
Horseshoeing
Kids find
plenty of fun with horseshoes
Natalie Altis of Ballwin
began tossing horseshoes with her dad when
she was 5 years old. Now a high school sophomore,
she's improved a lot and also has learned
a lot about Missouri's strong horseshoeing
heritage.
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Teaching
kids to save
Area kids
learn to save, manage money
Kids attending a money management
seminar last month were given an unusual "piggy
bank" as a gift. This one had three money
slots, not just one.
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Walking
School Bus
Fred Bird
meets "walking school bus"
Fred Bird was on hand one Friday
morning last month to greet Edgar Road School
kids when they arrived for the start of the
school day.
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Math
Mania's May Challenge is "Sum" fun